Window shade bracket



Feb. 22, 1949. G. MccoRMlcK, JR 2,462,525

wI'NDow SHADE BRACKET Filed Aug. 24, 1945 Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW SHADE BRACKET Guy McCormick, Jr., NewportNews, Va.

Application August 24, 1945, Serial No. 612,417

1 claim. 1

My invention relates to improvements in window shade brackets which areof such novel construction that a pair of them, although secured to awindow frame, may be readily adjusted to different lengths of shaderollers.

It is an object of this invention to provide novel brackets wherebyre-setting of brackets may be not only avoided, but the marring of thewindow frame by the repeated insertion of nails or screws for differentbracket positions will be unnecessary.

Other objects and advantages of my novel invention will be revealed inconnection with the detailed description of the accompanying drawingswhich are a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the left hand bracket of a pair of bracketsthat are required to support a shade roller, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my novel bracket.

In the specification and drawings the reference characters identity thedetailed construction of Amy novel adjustable brackets.

The drawings are merely illustrative and not limiting except as claimed.It is also noted that the right hand bracket is not shown, but the righthand bracket would be otherwise identical in construction so far as theadjustable base is concerned. In the right hand bracket the supportingarm is provided with an aperture to receive the stub shaft of the shaderoller, whereas the left hand bracket has a supporting arm provided witha slot s, as shown in Figure 2.

My improved bracket constitutes a bracket or body I having a broad basemember B to accommodate the application thereto of a parallel series ofslots 2 and 3 dening a series of depending lugs 4 to 9, inclusive. Theopening I Il is provided with side bars II and I2 which are spaced fromeach other and represent the limit of longitudinal adjustment for thebracket I. The bracket I is provided with an arm A projecting forwardlyat substantially a right angle to the base B. It may be preferable tolocate the arm A at the edge of the base B, but this is not an essentialcharacteristic of my novel construction. Y

My improved bracket I is adapted to be adjustably secured to a suitableportion of a window frame W, as clearly indicated in Figure 1.

The bracket I is adapted to receive suitable fastening means such asnails or screws, etc. It may be preferable to use screws having roundedheads for a more desirable appearance and finish. If screws are used,they may be loosened slightly, if necessary, so as to shift the bracketI to any desired adjusted position. After the adjustment is made, thescrews may again be tightened to securely hold the bracket in place. Onthe other hand, the screw heads may be loose enough to engage the lugsfrictionally only and consequently the brackets would be supported inposition by friction and the force of gravity.

In order to appreciate the range of adj ustability of a pair of mybrackets, let it be assumed that the length of the opening I0 in eachbracket is threefourths of an inch. The amount of relative longitudinaladjustment of the brackets would be one and one-half inches minus twotimes the diameter of the screw used as a fastener. Since each arm couldbe bent slightly to the right or to the left, at least, a distance equalthe diameter of a fastening screw. It may be said that under thepremises suggested, the range of adjustment including the bending of thearms is substantially one and onehalf inches. It appears to beconclusive, therefore, that my novel brackets aiord an adjustment toaccommodate shade rollers varying in length by one and one-half incheswithout resetting the screws to diierent positions and consequentlymaking new screw holes in the Window frame.

Having fully described vmy said invention, what I claim is:

A shade roller bracket, comprising a flat vertical elongated plate, saidplate having a main horizontal opening near its top forming reducedvertical strips, said plate being provided near its top and within themain opening with spaced vertical lugs, the lower ends of the lugsterminating near the longitudinal center of the main opening, the lugsand reduced strips dening vertical slots open at their lower ends, theplate being provided at its bottom edge with spaced vertical lugsforming vertical slots having their lower ends open and passing throughthe bottom edge, the lower lugs being longer than the upper lugs, theupper and lower slots being arranged in vertical pairs, the slots ineach vertical pair being in vertical alignment, and a laterallyextending arm secured to the vertical edge of the plate and having meansto engage with the shade roller.

GUY MCCORMICK, Jn.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 820,693 Beam May 15, 19061,110,111 Cooper Sept. 8, 1914 1,837,632 Skowronski Dec. 22, 1931

